Surgical cutting and stapling device

A surgical attachment for cutting and stapling a section of tissue, comprising:

• a housing including at least two drivers and a plurality of staples disposed in slots;
• a flexible trocar shaft;
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• an anvil assembly mechanically attachable to the flexible trocar shaft, the anvil assembly and flexible trocar shaft being moveable relative to the housing between an extended position and a retracted position with respect to the housing;
• wherein a first one of the at least two drivers is configured to move the anvil assembly relative to the housing to an intermediate position between the extended position and the retracted position, and wherein a second one of the at least two drivers is configured to move at least a portion of the housing relative to the anvil assembly between the intermediate position and the retracted position.

A surgical device for stapling a section of tissue, comprising:

• a staple pusher;
• a housing having a staple cartridge configured to store staples, the staple cartridge selectively moveable relative to the staple pusher;
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• an anvil moveable relative to the staple pusher and the staple cartridge, wherein movement of the anvil causes the staple cartridge to move relative to the staple pusher, and wherein the staple cartridge is releasably connected to the staple pusher.